Yahoofinance helping scammers?????

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i am nobody

I opened the next website: http://finance.yahoo.com/
and saw on this page Belgium's New Cash Formula Unleashed

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I clicked on the link http://www.careerjournalonline.com/...lk/intl_leadgen/europe/?subid1=yhapac-eu1-be#
to read the article and have some doubts about the truth of this article:
  • written by Amanda Winston but the link does not work. Who is she? Well, read this to understand who she is: http://www.workathometruth.com/amanda-winston-consumer-trend-investigator-scam/
  • Amanda Winston speaks about Maria Shutova living in Merksplas, Belgium. She spoke with her on the phone. First check shows that there is no Maria Shutova living in Merksplas, Belgium. And here name does not appear in any Belgian phonebook. Confirmation is asked at the office of the mayor and will follow later.
  • There is a cheque shown with parts made unreadable. But it is possible to see the format of what is written. The formats don't correspond at all with adresses as they are used in Belgium.
  • Maria Shutova told she bought a new BMW 5-series. But the model shown on the picture is not a European version but an American version. The houses in the background are also completely different from European houses. In short this picture was taken in the US, not in Merksplas, Belgium.
And to complete the story you should read this too: http://www.ivetriedthat.com/2015/07/08/walter-carters-millionaire-blueprint-scam-design-101/

Is this the level of yahoofinance? I will never ever trust any article from yahoo anymore.
 
Interesting. Are you in Belgium at the moment?

When I clicked on the "careeerjournalonline" link, I see a text box that says "Maria Shutova from [my current location] is a regular mum who lost her job last year", so it seems customized for my IP location.
 
Any respectable company that spreads all kind of financial information should have a minimum of credibility and should do at least a basic check. This is not an add, this is a scam packed as an add. With the help from yahoo.
 
Years ago the old adage was "Don't believe everything you read."

Unfortunately for all of us, that's now become "Don't believe ANYTHING you read."
 
i am nobody said:
Any respectable company that spreads all kind of financial information should have a minimum of credibility and should do at least a basic check. This is not an add, this is a scam packed as an add. With the help from yahoo.
More...

Have you even seen some of the Google ads? Those are often complete scams. Do you honestly expect Yahoo to search for people mentioned in sponsored articles? Seriously?
 
I assumed Yahoo was a professional site, not a garbage site full of scams.
I read every day financial news and in this financial newspaper I never see this garbage. But I don't live in the US. Overhere newspapers are liable for everything they publish, even if it is from a third party. So they do basic checks to prevent themselves from claims and to give readers quality instead of quantity (of garbage).
Not only in (junk)food standards are apparently different in the US.
 
Yes, most all of yahoo is click-bating. They run a front screen and insert ad links with sensationalized headlines to attract clicks which translate to cash. And yes Yahoo and Yahoo/Finance have offered up many, many scam or spam or sham links over the years. Yahoo/Finance stock boards used to have some very interesting topics and info but that was before censoring truth and censoring open free speech became state policy here in the USSA/

Thats why this site is so compelling...still good truth here. This topic has also made the rounds at zero hedge and the great but now gone tickerforum.

"Godspeed to the people who still have the stones to speak out in this highly controlled country, particularly about financial truths and untruths ."
 
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